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Front de Seine is a development in the district of Beaugrenelle in
* Tour Avant-Seine (1975): 98 m, 32 storeys.
* Tour Mars (1974): 98 m, 32 storeys.
* Tour Paris Côté Seine (1977): 98 m, 32 storeys.
* Tour Seine (1970): 98 m, 32 storeys
* Tour Espace 2000 (1976): 98 m, 31 storeys.
* Tour Évasion 2000 (1971): 98 m, 31 storeys.
* Hôtel Novotel Paris-Tour Eiffel (1976): 98 m, 31 storeys.
* Tour Totem (1979): 98 m, 31 storeys.
* Tour Beaugrenelle (1979): 98 m, 30 storeys.
* Tour Panorama (1974): 98 m, 30 storeys.
* Tour Perspective 1 (1973): 98 m, 30 storeys.
* Tour Perspective 2 (1975): 98 m, 30 storeys.
* Tour Reflets (1976): 98 m, 30 storeys.
* Tour Rive Gauche (1975): 98 m, 30 storeys.
* Tour Keller (1970): 98 m, 29 storeys.
* Tour Cristal (1990): 98 m, 27 storeys.
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Front de Seine website
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Front de Seine is a development in the district of Beaugrenelle in Paris
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, located along the river Seine
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in the 15th arrondissement
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at the south of the Eiffel Tower
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. It is, with the 13th arrondissement, one of the few districts in the city of Paris containing highrise
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buildings, as most have been constructed outside the city (notably in La Défense
La Défense () is a major business district in France, located west of the city limits of Paris. It is part of the Paris metropolitan area in the Île-de-France region, located in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in the communes of Courbevoie, ...
).
The Front de Seine district is the result of an urban planning
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project from the 1970s. It includes about 20 towers reaching nearly 100 m of height built all around an elevated esplanade. That esplanade is paved with fresco
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s that can be seen only from the elevated floors of the towers. As opposed to Italie 13
Italie 13 (or Italie XIII) is the name of a large urbanism project in Paris which started in the 1960s and was interrupted in the 1970s. Its purpose was to profoundly modify the structure of some areas of the 13th arrondissement, mainly around ...
, the design of the towers is much more varied. The Hôtel Novotel Paris-Tour Eiffel (formerly known as Hôtel Nikkō), for instance, has red-encircled windows, while the Tour Totem consists of a stack of several glazed blocks.
A newly redesigned shopping centre
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, the Centre commercial Beaugrenelle
Beaugrenelle Paris is a shopping mall located in Paris' 15th arrondissement, close to the River Seine and 10 minutes' walk from the Eiffel Tower. It is one of the biggest shopping malls in Paris' inner city. A mix between a department store and ...
opened in 2013.
Furthermore, while 13th arrondissement towers are predominantly residential and La Défense
La Défense () is a major business district in France, located west of the city limits of Paris. It is part of the Paris metropolitan area in the Île-de-France region, located in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in the communes of Courbevoie, ...
towers are predominantly commercial, the towers of the Front de Seine are of mixed commercial and residential use.
High-rise buildings
* Tour Avant-Seine (1975): 98 m, 32 storeys.
* Tour Mars (1974): 98 m, 32 storeys.
* Tour Paris Côté Seine (1977): 98 m, 32 storeys.
* Tour Seine (1970): 98 m, 32 storeys
* Tour Espace 2000 (1976): 98 m, 31 storeys.
* Tour Évasion 2000 (1971): 98 m, 31 storeys.
* Hôtel Novotel Paris-Tour Eiffel (1976): 98 m, 31 storeys.
* Tour Totem (1979): 98 m, 31 storeys.
* Tour Beaugrenelle (1979): 98 m, 30 storeys.
* Tour Panorama (1974): 98 m, 30 storeys.
* Tour Perspective 1 (1973): 98 m, 30 storeys.
* Tour Perspective 2 (1975): 98 m, 30 storeys.
* Tour Reflets (1976): 98 m, 30 storeys.
* Tour Rive Gauche (1975): 98 m, 30 storeys.
* Tour Keller (1970): 98 m, 29 storeys.
* Tour Cristal (1990): 98 m, 27 storeys.
* 79 quai André Citroën
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: 24 storeys.
* Tour Mirabeau (1972): 18 storeys.
* Immeuble le Village (1973): 17 storeys.
* Bureaux Hachette Livre (1969): 12 storeys.
* Tour Mercure (1973): 12 storeys./ref> ;Other structures *
Cheminée du Front de Seine
The Cheminée du Front-de-Seine is a chimney located in the 15th arrondissement, in the Grenelle district of Paris. It is 130 metres high and the tallest structure in the district by 30 metres.
The chimney was designed by François Stahly and ...
(1971): 130 meters
See also
* *Italie 13
Italie 13 (or Italie XIII) is the name of a large urbanism project in Paris which started in the 1960s and was interrupted in the 1970s. Its purpose was to profoundly modify the structure of some areas of the 13th arrondissement, mainly around ...
* La Défense
La Défense () is a major business district in France, located west of the city limits of Paris. It is part of the Paris metropolitan area in the Île-de-France region, located in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in the communes of Courbevoie, ...
* List of tallest structures in Paris
The tallest structure in the City of Paris and the Île-de-France remains the Eiffel Tower in the 7th arrondissement, 300 meters high ''(or 330 m including the broadcasting antenna at its top)'', completed in 1889 as the gateway to the 1889 Pari ...
References
External links
Front de Seine website
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